David Ives is the author of many popular one-act comedies for the stage, collected as All in the Timing and Time Flies. He is also the author of the young adult novels Monsieur Eek and Scrib. He is not Slobovian himself, but speaks Slobovian fluently. He lives in New York City with his wife, Martha.

All in the TimingWritten by David Ives
Vintage | Trade Paperback | November 1994
$16.95/18.95(Canada) | 978-0-679-75928-7 (0-679-75928-X)

The world according to David Ives is a very add place, and his plays constitute a virtual stress test of the English language -- and of the audience's capacity for disorientation and delight. Ives's characters plunge into black holes called "Philadelphias," where the simplest desires are hilariously thwarted. Chimps named Milton... Read more